Jefferson, Robertsville await opponents in 2-AAA tourney

The Area 2-AAA tournament begins this weekend at Clinton Middle School but it won’t be until Monday that Oak Ridge middle schools, Jefferson and Robertsville, see the court.

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The Area 2-AAA tournament begins this weekend at Clinton Middle School but it won’t be until Monday that Oak Ridge middle schools, Jefferson and Robertsville, see the court.

The boys and girls from JMS and RMS finished in second and first, respectively, this season and earned byes to the semifinals, just one win away from making it to th e East Tennessee Regional Tournament in Sevierville.

The Area 2-AAA tournament begins with the 4 vs. 5 and 3 vs. 6 games for both the boys and girls at CMS.

The Robertsville girls will be the first Oak Ridge team to take the court. The Lady Rams will take on either Horace Maynard or Jacksboro, who played LaFollette late Thursday in their final regular season contest. Tip off for that game is at 5 p.m. Monday. The RMS boys will follow at 6:30 p.m. and the Jefferson Lady Eagles will play in the other girls semifinal at 8 p.m.

The Jefferson boys will hold off until Tuesday when they face the winner of Clinton and Jacksboro at 6 p.m.

The top three teams advance to SMS and the Region, which begins Feb. 2.